LOS ANGELES
(January 23, 2018) – “Clear your schedule for one of the
best series of 2017”1 as season one of “THE HANDMAID’S TALE”
comes to Blu-ray and DVD on March 13 from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The 3-disc set also
includes two brand new featurettes that take viewers deeper into the
world of Gilead.

Based on Margaret Atwood’s award-winning, best-selling novel, “THE HANDMAID’S TALE”
is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian
society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental
disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted
fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state.
As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth
Moss; Top Of The
Lake, Mad
Men) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of
the castes of women forced into sexual servitude as a last
desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world. In this
terrifying society where one wrong word could end her life, Offred
must navigate between Commanders, their cruel wives, domestic
Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for
Gilead – with one goal: to survive and find the daughter who was
taken from her. “A magnificent and effectively haunting 10-episode
series” (Hank Stuever, The
Washington Post), “THE
HANDMAID’S TALE” features outstanding performances
from Moss, Joseph Fiennes (American
Horror Story – Asylum, Shakespeare
in Love), Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, Dexter), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls),
Madeline Brewer (Orange
is the New Black), Ann Dowd (Compliance, The Leftovers),
O.T. Fagbenle (The
Five), Max Minghella (The
Mindy Project) and Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black).

The critically-acclaimed series from MGM Television, which will
premiere season two on HULU April 25, is the winner of eight
Primetime Emmy®
Awards including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress
in a Drama Series (Moss) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a
Drama Series (Dowd). The series also received two Golden Globe® Awards
for Best Television Series—Drama and Best Performance by an Actress
in a Television Series—Drama (Moss) and three Critics’ Choice Awards
for Best Drama Series, Best Actress in a Drama Series (Moss), and
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Dowd). The Blu-ray and DVD
include two fascinating behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making
of the show, “From Script to Screen” and “Hope in Gilead.”

“THE HANDMAID’S
TALE” is created for television by Bruce Miller (The 100), who
serves as the series’ showrunner. The critically-acclaimed series is
executive produced by Miller, Warren Littlefield (Fargo), Daniel
Wilson, Fran Sears and Ilene Chaiken. “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” is
produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.

1Mark A. Perigard, The Boston Herald

THE HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON ONE BLU-RAYTM AND
DVD BONUS FEATURESFrom Script to
Screen: Go inside the premiere episode’s “Salvaging”,
a harrowing scene where Handmaids violently participate in the
execution of an alleged attacker. Interviews with series
Showrunner/Executive Producer Bruce Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd
and Madeline Brewer, as well as an in-depth look at the story points,
character arcs and complexity of shooting this sequence with Director
of episodes one through three, Reed Morano.

Hope in Gilead:
Examine the reasons why “THE
HANDMAID’S TALE” has captivated millions and become a
cultural phenomenon. The cast and crew discuss parallels with today’s
political climate as well as the series’ themes of hope, resilience
and the fight for freedom.

THE
HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON ONE BLU-RAYTM
Street Date: March
13, 2018
Screen Format: 16:9
(1.78:1)
Audio:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, French
Total Run Time: 545 minutes

THE
HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON ONE DVD
Street Date: March
13, 2018
Screen Format: 6:9 (1.78:1)
Audio:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish,
French
Total Run Time: 545 minutes

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